Trump shrugs off complaints about 'SNL' gig

Donald Trump does not appear to be too concerned about a coalition of Hispanic civil rights and public policy organizationsthat wants to prevent him from hosting "Saturday Night Live" next month.

In a letter to NBCUniversal CEO Stephen Burke and "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels, the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda slammed NBC's decision to invite Trump to host as "nothing less than a ratings ploy" and demanding that it drop him from the show.

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"Donald Trump has yet to apologize for his bigoted comments about Mexican immigrants. Allowing Trump to host SNL will legitimize and validate his anti-Latino comments. NHLA had praised NBCUniversal, when it severed its ties with Donald Trump. We are appalled that you would enable Trump’s hateful speech for nothing less than a ratings ploy and ask that you rescind the SNL invitation," the letter reads in part.

Appearing on "Fox & Friends" on Monday, Trump said he knows "all about these groups."

"I’m leading in the polls with the Hispanics. I mean, you look at Nevada, I’m leading in the polls with the Hispanics because I produce jobs, and they know it. I have thousands of Hispanics that work for me, my relationships to Hispanics is better than those groups," he continued. "Those groups are looking to fundraise; I know all about those groups."

Trump said that he had a meeting with one of the groups, and when it offered him membership, "I said how much is it? I think he said from $25,000 to $2 million."

In terms of ratings, Trump said, they are "going to be through the roof," and Michaels is a "very smart guy."

Asked whether he is concerned NBC might dump him again, as it did in the case of "The Apprentice," Trump remarked that NBC "didn't dump me," only the Miss Universe pageant.

“They would take me right now, and they would get rid of Arnold Schwarzenegger if I wanted to do it," he added, referring to the new host of "The Apprentice," which completed its 14th season earlier this year.